This item has been sold.Flying Equipment Co. G-1 JacketPrice: $450.00 (lightly used condition) — note shipping costs belowFit: comfortable fit in the right sizeLeather: chrome tanned aniline finish seal brown goatskinLining: dark turquoise viscose rayonMouton: excellent near-new conditionKnits: great waistband, replaced cuffsZipper: jacket was made with a brown Talon, which is greatSize: 44
This jacket is a vintage G-1 from the 1950s, made by Flying Equipment Co. We believe that this is actually
Star Sportswear, as the details between most Flying Equipment Co. jackets that we've seen are identical to the
contract 55J14 jackets made by Star. We've handled for other originals, and they are dead-on accurate for Star.
This jacket, like some others we've seen using Google, is a bit different. We believe that it was made in the late
1950s, rather than the earlier 1950s like most of the Flying Equipment examples. The body pattern is just like
Star (narrow back panel, wide front panels), but the interior of both the inner pocket and front patch pockets
is lined with green cotton, rather than off-white, as earlier jackets were made.
We believe that these jackets were first made as a sub-company of Star, to sell off overstock G-1 jackets
made in-house. Often in military contracts, a solid quantity of leather, parts and material would be provided—far
more than what was needed to fulfill the contract. The company could do whatever they wanted with the overstock, and in most cases, it seems they would
just keep making jackets, and sell them to distributors or by mail order with a different label. In this case, we think it might have
been through the Navy's PX system. We've seen a number of these jackets with patches and name tags, and that would
be possible if jackets could be purchased through the PX. This particular jacket would have been made later,
though for the same reason. If one does a Google search for Flying Equipment Co. G-1 jackets, this will bear out.
This jacket was only lightly used, and has very heavy but comfortable goatskin. The grain is just beautiful.
The quality of workmanship is excellent as well. The lining, which is a dark turquoise color (seen on several
original L.W. Foster and the Breier of Amsterdam G-1 jackets) is in excellent condition, having one tear above the
label (in photo below). The mouton is just amazing, plush and full. The waistband is great, and the cuffs were
replaced by us in a matching wool shade. The zipper is a 1950s Talon, with slider and stopper painted brown.
There is a bit of flaking of the surface color of the goatskin on the back belt. This is only on the surface, but the body
of the leather of the belt is just fine. This is very minor, and wasn't even noticed until seen in direct sunlight.
No patches or name tags were ever applied to the jacket.
This jacket will ideally fit a person who is 5'10" to 6'2", with a chest circumference of 43-45", and weight of
180-210 pounds.

Flying Equipment Co. G-1 JacketPrice: $450.00 (lightly used condition) — note shipping costs belowFit: comfortable fit in the right sizeLeather: chrome tanned aniline finish seal brown goatskinLining: dark turquoise viscose rayonMouton: excellent near-new conditionKnits: great waistband, replaced cuffsZipper: jacket was made with a brown Talon, which is greatSize: 44Shipping
Our standard shipping costs are $45.00 for customers within the U.S.A (insured Priority Mail), and $72.00 for customers
outside of the U.S.A., using USPS EMS trackable shipping.
Payment
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moniker of info@goodwearleather.com. For credit cards, please email your intent to purchase the jacket, and we will email
a SecureNet form to fill out with your credit card information (within the USA - we have to receive your
information via phone or email for international transactions).